Gate



w. vv. HART.

GATE. APPLICAHON FILED SEPI'` 25, 1920. RENEWED .IULY I3, 1922.

Patented Aug. 2-2, 1922'.

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w. v. HART'.

GATE.

APPLlcAnoN FILED sEPT.25, 1920. nENEwED :ULY 13, 1922.

' .Patented Aug. l22, 192K,

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To all wrom it' nic/.y concern:

Beit known that LVVALTER V. HART, a

citizen of the United States, residing at `Jac'zksonvillefin the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the following is a specification.

It is the obje'ct'gof` this invention to provide novel means for imparting swinging movementl to a gatev mounted to move 1nr a "vertical plane,'the construction ybeing such that ,thev gate may be lifted out of engagement with arkeeper whichtends to 4hold the `gate in a closed position. j f

Itis within the province, of the vdisclosure to improve generallyA and to `enhance the utility' of devices of that typefto which the invention appertains. y

With the above and other objects inview, -which'- will appear as rthe description proceeds, the invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of'parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, .within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment -of the' invention shown can be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a device constructed 1n accordance with the invention, parts being broken away and the gate being closed; Figure 2 is a side elevation wherein the gate is shown open; Figure 3 is an end elevation; Figure L1 is a section on the line 1r-f1 of Figure 3; Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 3; Figure 6 is a fragmental elevation showing a portion of the gate, parts being broken away; and Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 6.

The numeral 1 denotes a support which may consist of a pair of parallel posts. The numeral 2 designates the frame of a gate. A reinforcing member 3 is secured to the lower inner corner of the gate frame 2. Plates 5 lie against the outer surface of the reinforcing member 3 and are connected at 7 to angular arms 6. The'arms 6 are united by a securing element 8 having movement in the gate, a spacer being carried by the securing element 8 and being located between the arms 6 as clearly shown in Figure 5. The plates 5 are mounted on a bolt 9 carried by the reinforcing member 3. The can `rise slightly, because 'the diameter Vof 'rs vrai WALTER -virmnn or JAcKsonvIL-LE, rLon1nA,'Assie1von .fro snee/N, F.-WrLALrAMs er JACKSONVILLE, rnoerna..

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Specification ofLetters latenpt. )a15'e111;@dA\-lg,22, l197212,

' Application med september .25, 1920, serial No. 412,842." neaeweu'zruiyis, 1922. semi-No. '579753. l y.

'plates 5 and the arms @constitute a lever, .y y

fulcrumed on the"v bolt 9. A-pivotfbolt 10 is received in openings 11 in tlie plates5 and fits -closely therein. See Figure 7. 4The pivot-bolt 10'is mounted inthe posts n1. yThe reinforcing member 3 is provided with openings 12 throughjwhichthepivot b'olt 10V passes. vThe pivot bolt 10` serves to support fthe gate vframe, for swinging movement inv-'a 19 vto the `arms 6y `atfay point adjacent tothe vertical plane, but the opening 12 in the reinforcing 'member 3 f is large enough so that Dil() l y.

TheV lower ends of 'links `18-are pivoted at plates 5.' The upperends''of the links'18 are pivotally mounted at`20 inthe outer ends ofradius arms 21 pivoted at '22 for vertical swinging movement to 1 the pos'ts -1.

Links 23 are provided, the lower ends of the links 23 being pivoted at 24 tothe rad-ius arms 21, intermediate the ends of the radius arms. pivoted at 25 in the inner ends of oppositely extended operating levers 26 fulcrumed at 27 on brackets 28 carried by the posts 1, the brackets being supportedby braces 29. A transverse latch' 30 is secured at 31 to the inner end ofthe gate frame 2. The latch 30 is adapted to be received in seats 32 formed in the upper edges of keepers 33 secured to the posts 1. The keepers 33have inclined edges 34.

In practical operation, when either of the levers 26 is swung downwardly at its outer end, the corresponding link-23 swings the radiusv arm 21 upwardly, and motiony is imparted to the lever 5-6 by way of the link 18, the lever tilting on its fulcrum 9,`and the springs 17 being put under tension, the

The upper ends of the links 23 are springs serving as cushioningv f elements.`

Passing to Figurev 6, and notingthat the plates 5 of the levers are mounted on the Y the opening 12 is considerably greater than the diameter ot the pivot bolt l0. The rising movement of the gate, above alluded to,

disengages the latch 30 from the keepers 33. Next, the gate is swung backward with the bolt l0 as a pivot, the gate swinging into the vertical, open position shown in Figure 2.

lThe gate, may be closed by pulling downe wardly upon either of the levers 26 at its outer end, and, as the gate moves toward a closed position, the latch 3() rides along the beveled or inclined edges 34 of the keepers 33and is received in the seats 32. When the latch 8O is Vreceived in the seats 32 of the keepers 33, the gate cannot be opened by a .swinging movement, but must bellitted tically from a point adjacent to its inner end, this lifting force being applied, aforesaid, through the lever 5 6, by way of the springs 17.' Owing to the construction and the operation last above alluded to, the

gate cannot be swung upwardly by swine or 4other small animals which mightytend` to nose under the gate, or by cattle hooking into'the gate. i

lHaving thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described,` a support; a pivot element carried by the support; a gate mounted at its lower inner corkas my own, l have'hereto aiiixed my signaner to swing vertically on the pivot element; a lever fulcrumed on the pivot ele` with the gate and serving as a cushioning 4 means at the inception of the swinging of the gate by the operating member.

2. ln a device of the class described, a support; a pivot element carried thereby; a gate mounted on'the pivot element and having a limited amount of lost motion thereon; a lever ulcrumed on the gatev and mounted to swing on the pivot element; a spring connecting the lever with the gate; an operating means; and mechanism for connecting the operating means with the lever.

3. ln a device of the class described, a support; a pivot element carried by the support; a gate mounted to swing vertically on the pivot element and having a limited amount of lost motion on the pivot element; a lreeper on the support; a latch on the gate and engaging the keeper; and means for lifting the gate vertically, to disengage the latch from the keeper, and for swinging the gate to an open position on. the pivot element. y A

ll. A device of the class described constructed as set forth lin claim 3,' and further characterized by the fact that the last specified means vembodies a lever mounted on the pivot element and fulcrumed on the gate, and mechanism under the control of an operator for actuating the lever.

1n testimony that 1 claim the foregoing Fnrnna VIEGANDT, EGFORD BLY. 

